Gate latch



s. A. RZATKIEWYICZ.

GATE LATCH.

I APPLICATION FILED AUG-4.1921.

Patented May 30, 1922'.

FIG. 1

am net STEPHEN A. RZATKI'E NICZ, 0F MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

GATE LATCH.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 30, 1922,

Application filed August 4, 1921. Serial No. 489,768.

T 0 (ZZZ whom it may concern Be it knownthat I, STEPHEN A. Pizariiinwroz, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at lviilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukeeand State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gate Latches, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and. useful improvements in gate latches and has particular reference to a fence hook adapted positively to lock a gate in a closed position.

The primary object of the invention resides in the provision of a lock for gates: wherein a hook that is resiliently mounted in a frame carried by the'swinging end of a gate is adapted to engage an eye bolt for holding the gate in closed position with means associated with the hook to relieve the tension thereon and permit disengagement between the hook and eye bolt when the gate is to be opened.

With the above general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood. the same consists of the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanyingdrawin and claimed.

in the drawing, wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a portion of a fence and a gate with the present form of gate lock operatively positioned thereon,

Figure 2 is a side elevational view, partly in section of the gate lock,

Figure 3 is an end elevational view of the gate lock, and

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line IV1V of Fig. 2 showing the spring for holding the hook in looking engular strap frame embodying spaced vertical side walls 5 and 6 and upper and lower walls 7 and 8, the strap frame being bent from a single strip of material with the meeting ends 9 bent inwardly upon each other as shown in Figs. 2 and 4 for purposes presently to appear. A hook 10 having a bill 11 and an eye 12 at opposite ends has the eye received into openings 13 in the adjacent ends 9 of the strap frame, the hook securing thestrap frame in its rectangular formation while the ends 9 of the frame constitute the support for the hook. An angle guard plate 14 is secured to the outer face of the side wall 5 of the frame and has an opening 15 in the outer end thereof for the reception of the extreme end of the bill 11, it being understood that the hook passes through a vertical slot 16 in the side 5 of the frame.

To hold the hook in its locked position, a coil spring 17 has its upper end 18 secured to opposite sides of the hook 10 as shown in Fig. 4, the lower end 19 of the spring being secured to an adjusting screw 20 that passes through an opening in the lower end 8 of the frame and is maintained in adjusted po sitions by the lock nuts 21, the nuts 21 controlling the face of the spring 17.

To elevate the hook to the dotted lineoposition shown in Fig. 2, a chain 22 is attached to the hook and spring as shown in Figs. 1 and v2 and passes through an opening in the top wall 7 of the frame, and has secured to the upper end thereof a finger ring 23.

An eye bolt 24- is secured in the adjacent post of the gate fence 1 and is adapted to receive the bill 11 of the hook 10 and as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the extreme end of the bill passing through the eye bolt 24 and entering the opening 15 under the guard plate will securely lock the gate in a closed position. a

From the above detail description of the device it is thought that the construction and operation thereof will at once be apparent, it being noted that the inner end of the hook 1O secures the free end of the strap frames together while the ends of the strap frame constitute a removable support for the hook. The spring 17 will maintain the hook 10 under tension so that accidental disengagement of the hook from the eye bolt 24 will be prevented, the hook being disengaged from the eye bolt by elevating the same through the medium of the chain and finger ring .as illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 2. Also, the tension of the spring may be varied by the adjusting nuts 21, thereby permitting a variance in the tension of the locking hook.

While there is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope thereof as claimed.

What is claimed as new is 1. A gate lock comprising a frame formed of a strap bent into rectangular formation with the adjacent ends of the strap directed inwardly, a hook pivoted to'the adjacent ends of the strap and having the bill end thereof projecting through the opposite side of the frame strap, a spring extending between said hook and the bottom of the frame, a guard plate secured to the outer side of the frame and having an opening therein to receive the extreme end of the hook bill, and an eye bolt receiving said hook at a point above the guard plate.

2. A gate lock comprising a frame formed of a strap bent into rectangular formation with the adjacent ends of the strap directed inwardly, a hook pivoted to the adjacent ends of the strap and having the bill end thereof projecting through the opposite side of the frame strap, a spring extending between said hook and the bottom of the frame, a guard plate secured to the outer side of the frame and having an opening therein to receive the extreme end of the hook bill, an eye bolt receiving said hook at a point above the guard plate, and means for elevating the hook against the tension of the spring.

3. A gate lock comprising a frame formed of a strap bent into rectangular formatlon with the adjacent ends of the strap directed inwardly, a hook pivoted to the adjacent ends of the strap and having the bill end thereof projecting through the opposite side of the frame strap, a spring extending between said hook and the bottom of the frame, a guard plate secured to the outer side of the frame and having an opening therein to receive the extreme end of the hook bill, an eye bolt receiving said hook at a point above the guard plate, a chain secured at its lower end to said hook and spring, and a ring'attached to the upper end of the chain and overlying said frame adapted to release the hook from engagement with the eye bolt.

4:. A gate lock comprising a frame formed of a strap bent into rectangular formation with the adjacent ends of the strap directed inwardly, a hook pivoted to the adjacent ends of the strap and having the bill end thereof projecting through the opposite side of the frame strap, a spring extending between said hook and the bottom of the frame, a guard plate secured to the outer side of the frame and having an opening therein to receive the extreme end of the STEPHEN A. RZATKIEWICZ; A 

